Imamat 21:5

21:5 Priests ¹  must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body. ² 

Ulangan 14:1

The Holy and the Profane

14:1 You are children ³  of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald ⁴  for the sake of the dead.

Ulangan 14:1

The Holy and the Profane

14:1 You are children ⁵  of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald ⁶  for the sake of the dead.

1 Raja-raja 18:28

18:28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, ⁷  mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. ⁸ 

Yeremia 16:6

16:6 Rich and poor alike will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned. People will not cut their bodies or shave off their hair to show their grief for them. ⁹ 

[21:5]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (priests, see the beginning of v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:5]  ² tn Heb “and in their body they shall not [cut] slash[es]” (cf. Lev 19:28). The context connects these sorts of mutilations with mourning rites (cf. Lev 19:27-28 above).

[14:1]  ³ tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); TEV, NLT “people.”

[14:1]  ⁴ sn Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald. These were pagan practices associated with mourning the dead; they were not be imitated by God’s people (though they frequently were; cf. 1 Kgs 18:28; Jer 16:6; 41:5; 47:5; Hos 7:14 [LXX]; Mic 5:1). For other warnings against such practices see Lev 21:5; Jer 16:5.

[14:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); TEV, NLT “people.”

[14:1]  ⁶ sn Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald. These were pagan practices associated with mourning the dead; they were not be imitated by God’s people (though they frequently were; cf. 1 Kgs 18:28; Jer 16:6; 41:5; 47:5; Hos 7:14 [LXX]; Mic 5:1). For other warnings against such practices see Lev 21:5; Jer 16:5.

[18:28]  ⁷ tn Or “as was their custom.”

[18:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.”

[18:28]  sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.

[16:6]  ⁹ sn These were apparently pagan customs associated with mourning (Isa 15:2; Jer 47:5) which were forbidden in Israel (Lev 19:8; 21:5) but apparently practiced anyway (Jer 41:5).